LG Egypt Electronics will install a new air conditioner production line at its factory in 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt, with an initial investment of $60 million. Production is expected to start in 2018.

BD broke ground on a $60 million, 69,000 sq. ft. expansion of its Columbus-East facility in Nebraska, transforming it into a flagship plastic injection molding plant. The project is expected to be completed by 2021.

KIHM Metal Technologies celebrated the grand opening of its new facility at 301 N. Murphy Avenue in Brazil, Indiana. The company, which merged with United Machine & Design in 2015, also announced plans to purchase two Matsura MX850 vertical machining centers at a cost of $850,000, retaining 39 jobs and creating 3 new jobs.

The $6.4 million Stephenfield Regional Water Treatment Plant expansion project in southern Manitoba has been completed. The project built a new water treatment facility with a larger reservoir and membrane-filtration equipment, doubling treatment capacity.

Alageum Electric is modernizing the Aktau Transformer Plant in Kazakhstan, with a project cost of 2 billion tenge, to produce 4,000 transformer substations annually and create 150 jobs.

Omron Manufacturing of the Netherlands (OMN) is expanding production capacity at its 's-Hertogenbosch facility by adding a third SMT production line and replacing equipment in existing lines, investing in ASM DEK Neo Horizon printers and Vitronics-Soltec Centurion reflow ovens.

Kruger inaugurated its converted machine number 10 at the Trois-Rivières mill, now producing 360,000 metric tonnes of packaging board for e-commerce, after a C$250 million project. About 80 local companies shared C$40 million of work.

Crown Europe is consolidating aerosol can production at its Hoorn, Netherlands print facility, adding 52, 57 and 65 diameter cans, with additional capacity due in early 2018 and operation expected by Q1 2018.

Techni-Glass, Inc. will expand in Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, investing $1.5 million and creating 54 new jobs.

Doer-Fer Companies opened a new Mex Steel industrial plant in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, with a planned total investment of $30 million across its Acuña plants, of which about 25% has been applied so far.

Webasto is investing more than EUR 2.5 million to expand its convertible roofs plant in Puebla, Mexico, increasing production capacity to 11,800 sq m. The expansion was completed with an opening ceremony on October 18, 2017.

German firm Vetter has begun expanding its secondary packaging capacity, adding nearly 32,000 ft² on the second floor of its existing VSP facility. The expansion serves growing demand for complex packaging of pens, auto-injectors and similar products.

Applied Medical Resources Corp. expanded its European operations with the opening of a 215,000-square-foot manufacturing, research and development facility at its European headquarters in Amersfoort, Netherlands. The company plans to add more than 100 employees in the next 12 months.

HS-Nauka, a joint venture between UTC Aerospace Systems and NPO Nauka, launched a second manufacturing line at its site in Kimry, Tver Region, to boost production of heat exchangers for civil aircraft air conditioning systems. The investment so far is 300 million rubles ($5.2 million), with 800 million rubles to come.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a Chemical Island in Três Lagoas, Brazil, to support Fibria's pulp mill expansion. The project includes a second chlorine dioxide plant and increased storage and logistics capacity.

Ideal Kältetechnik is investing €5 million to expand its Gmunden site with a new office building and a two-story production hall, adding 2,700 square meters of production space and creating 20 new jobs.

Kurskhimvolokno, a Russian polyamide industrial yarn producer, has started up new Trützschler extrusion lines as part of a modernization program, increasing capacity by more than 30% for high-tenacity yarns used in tire cord and other applications.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. announced a $21.3 million investment to expand its Akron, Ohio plant to 44,000 sq-ft, increasing silicone production capacity and adding a new silicone emulsions facility, with completion expected in mid-2019.

Mackays announced a £3.8 million expansion at its Arbroath factory, including new product lines, a distribution centre, and co-packaging facility. The investment includes £3 million from Mackays and £875,000 from a grant scheme.

Lincoln Electric plans to expand its automation manufacturing capabilities by enlarging its facility at Wayne Trail, Ohio, nearly doubling its size to support larger-scale projects and future growth.

AirEng and Aerotech Fans, part of New York Blower Corporation, consolidated manufacturing operations in a new larger factory at 176 Colchester Road, Bayswater, Victoria. The official opening ceremony is on 8 November 2017.

DanoneWave will invest up to $60 million to add production capacity and expand its warehouse at its Mount Crawford, Virginia facility, creating up to 49 new jobs.

Avesoro Resources' subsidiary BMMC purchased new heavy equipment for the New Liberty gold mine in Liberia, including drill rigs and haul trucks, via a finance facility with Mapa Insaat ve Ticaret. Delivery is expected by late October 2017.

Bosch Rexroth opened a new research and development vehicle testing area near its manufacturing facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. The testing area includes gravel, concrete, and wash pads for evaluating machinery and endurance levels.

CEMEX Philippines is expanding its Solid Cement Plant in Antipolo City by constructing a new integrated cement production line, adding 1.5 million tons of capacity. The investment aims to meet growing construction industry demand.

Novalis Innovative Flooring completed a deal to purchase a 35-acre tract in Zhenjiang, China, to erect a new LVT plant that will double the size of its existing facility. The total investment is approximately $35 million, with completion in three phases over 36 months and Phase One by Q1 2019.

Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil inaugurated the EGP 150 million expansion of the Aqua Chiara plant in Six October, Egypt, which produces and assembles water filtration systems.

The second production line of ZAO Hamilton Standard-Nauka opened in Kimry, Russia on October 17, 2017, for manufacturing aircraft heat exchangers. The expansion will increase the workforce from 250 to 350 employees.

Egypt's Minister of Industry opened the expansion of Aqua Chiara Egypt's water treatment equipment plant in 6th of October City. Total investment in the plant is EGP 150 million, with annual sales of EGP 160 million and 500 employees.

ExxonMobil Chemical Company commenced production on the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The project is part of the company's Growing the Gulf expansion initiative and will increase total polyethylene capacity to over 2.5 million tons per year.

Röchling Maywo GmbH is investing EUR 5 million to expand production and build a new logistics hall at its Bad Grönenbach plant, creating up to 25 new jobs. Completion is expected in early 2018.

Daimler AG plans to invest $1 billion to expand its Mercedes-Benz operations in Alabama, including manufacturing electric SUVs, building a battery plant, and a global logistics center. The project will create over 600 jobs.

Covestro plans to expand production capacity for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) at its New Martinsville, West Virginia plant by 25% through debottlenecking. The new capacity is expected to be in the market by Q2 2018.

Kloeckner Metals Corp. opened an expanded manufacturing facility in Greenville County, South Carolina, following an $11.3 million investment. The expansion adds a 50,000-square-foot bay with a new automated slitting line and will create 19 new jobs.

Paroc is extending its plant in Trzemeszno, Poland, with a new production line for stone wool insulation, investing PLN 260 million. The project is expected to be completed in 2019, adding annual capacity of 60,000-70,000 tonnes.

Genie, a Terex subsidiary, expanded its Oklahoma City facility, which spans 200,000 square feet and serves as the company's center of excellence for telehandlers. In October 2017, it opened a new testing ground for telehandlers and consolidated reconditioning operations there.

Lamb Weston unveiled a new $200 million expanded processing line for frozen potato products at its Richland plant. The 290,000-square-foot expansion doubles capacity to 2 million pounds per day and adds 150 jobs.

Hemovent GmbH has completed the expansion of its manufacturing facility to accommodate serial production of its ECLS device. The company is on schedule to achieve its first-in-man milestone in the second half of 2018.

Celanese announced plans to expand compounding capacity at facilities in Nanjing and Suzhou (China), Florence (Kentucky), Bishop (Texas), and Forli (Italy), adding 50-60 kt/year. Also adding LFT capacity in Winona (Minnesota).

Toly Group announced a new expansion project in China, south of Shanghai, with no cost stated.

Hyosung is increasing airbag cushion output to almost 40 million units a year in Mexico, having started up a new plant in the country.

Sakthi Automotive held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $7 million, 60,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility expansion in southwest Detroit. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2018 and will add about 200 new jobs. The facility will support production of under-carriage steering components and safety knuckles.

Tambrands, a Procter & Gamble-owned tampon manufacturer, completed a 33,000-square-foot, $6.2 million expansion at its Auburn, Maine plant, adding two production lines. The company also spent $4.6 million on safety upgrades, including a pump house and a delivery area. The plant produces 9 million tampons daily.

AkzoNobel has completed a €4.8 million expansion at its Surface Chemistry facility in Boxing, China, increasing production capacity for higher-value products serving cleaning, agrochemical, personal care, mining, fuel, and oil industries.

Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS added a 3,300 square metre building at its Campsas site near Toulouse to make precision aircraft parts such as turbine rotors and valve bodies. The extension is an investment of € 6.5 million, with recent equipment investments of € 3 million.

Ferrero Canada is investing $90 million to expand its Brantford, Ontario plant, adding a cocoa bean processing facility (its first outside Europe), a new wastewater treatment system, and increased production capacity for Nutella and Tic Tac products. The project will create 80 new jobs.

G.S. Precision celebrated the completion of a $17 million expansion at its facilities in Brattleboro, Vermont, which is expected to bring up to 100 new jobs. The expansion was completed as of October 12, 2017.

HeidelbergCement will invest BDT925.3 million (US$112 million) in a new grinding mill at its Kanchpur plant in Bangladesh, adding 472,000 tonnes per annum to its existing cement capacity. The investment was announced on October 12, 2017.

SKC Solmics decided to invest 21.9 billion won to expand production facilities for quartz and silicon consumable parts used in semiconductor manufacturing at its head office in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The investment includes 10.4 billion won for quartz and 11.5 billion won for silicon, with completion expected by the second quarter of 2018.

Grupa Kety's supervisory board approved a PLN 110 million investment for a second BOPP film production line at Alupol Films' plant in Oswiecim, Poland, to be built 2017-2019.